Since we had to cancel our weekend skiing at Nubs Nob because of Covid, we decided to ask Scott's parents if we could use their lake house in Gladwin. We got lucky because they had a couple of inches of snow, it was cold and wintery, and we planned to drive a little over an hour to ski at Otsego (used to be a private resort, but now is public).
We left on Friday after Scott got out of work. We had Little Caesar's in the car and got there by 7:30pm. The kids explored outside in the dark while we unpacked the truck. Then, we settled in eating snacks, watching TV, playing with some toys Nana had, and doing a 300 piece puzzle. It was a cozy evening in!
Saturday morning we all slept in. We made waffles, eggs, and bacon for breakfast and took the dog for a walk. We decided to get bundled up and go sledding. There's an amazing hill back by the campground and we had the whole thing to ourselves! It feels like you're in the woods all by yourselves. The Sugar Springs recreation center was doing a social lunch with hot dogs, hot chocolate, chips, etc. So, we stopped by and took advantage of that. The kids didn't want to swim so we went back to the house.
After showering and hanging out for a bit, we decided to drive into Gladwin to go to the Merry-Hearted Cidery. We got a flight to start, a pint after of our favorite one, and split a crazy concoction they call "Whole Hearted", which is a sample of each flavor (all they have on tap) mixed together. It wasn't bad! The kids played Uno and we made a deal with them that we would stop at the Dollar General for them to pick out something small after, so of course they were happy. On the way back to the house we stopped at The Hearth for dinner. Then it was back to the house to relax! Scott and I played euchre online with his parents who were in Florida.
Sunday we woke up and got out of the house by 8:45am to drive up to Gaylord to ski at Otsego Resort. It was a little snowy driving up, but we got there and also discovered that Sean's ski boots weren't going to fit. Oops! We had to rent him equipment and then we were off! Otsego was huge with 5 different lifts and tons of variety of hills. What's really cool is that you start at the lodge at the top of a hill. It was a pretty view. We skied for two hours or so and stopped for some snacks at the other lodge at the bottom of lift 5. We skied probably another two hours after that, but it got very windy and the wind and snow were making it hard to see. So, we called it quits and drove into Gaylord to have an early dinner and some beers at Snowbelt Brewing.
Back at the house we all relaxed. Sean did some homework.
Monday we slept in, made a big breakfast again, walked the dog, and started cleaning up and doing laundry to get ready to leave. We left around noon and drove to Birch Run Outlets. We did some shopping while Luna hung out in the car and then we grabbed a late lunch at A&W. The kids had never eaten there and loved it! Then it was time to finish the drive home. We had a great weekend away!
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